From 64f594499a3e8893a6097fa5db7d47962f83d2f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Mathewson Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 08:20:54 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Document crypto_fast_rng_one_in_n. --- src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_rand.h | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_rand.h b/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_rand.h index bb424fd691..6f09aedf6a 100644 --- a/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_rand.h +++ b/src/lib/crypt_ops/crypto_rand.h @@ -68,6 +68,12 @@ unsigned crypto_fast_rng_get_uint(crypto_fast_rng_t *rng, unsigned limit); uint64_t crypto_fast_rng_get_uint64(crypto_fast_rng_t *rng, uint64_t limit); double crypto_fast_rng_get_double(crypto_fast_rng_t *rng); +/** + * Using the fast_rng rng, yield true with probability + * 1/n. Otherwise yield false. + * + * n must not be zero. + **/ #define crypto_fast_rng_one_in_n(rng, n) \ (0 == (crypto_fast_rng_get_uint((rng), (n))))